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Patriotic Bunting

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Introduction

We used about 4 yards of inexpensive fabric for a 7-foot section of railing; keep in mind the material's width will determine bunting height (ours was 44 inches, for a swag with a 40-inch drop). It's best to overestimate how much fabric you'll need because extra material can be gathered at corners when bunting is hung. Use fine steel wire to hang bunting from railings; in an entryway, attach small nails to frames, and wrap wire around nails.

Step 2

Center gathered section on railing, and use wire to hang (if you like, conceal extra fabric by tucking it under railing). Gather bottom-left corner of fabric, and tack to railing with pushpin. Repeat with remaining corner. (If the swag is too wide, gather more fabric at corners, staple, and secure as above with wire.) Adjust folds to create billowing swag.

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Martha Stewart Living, July 2006

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mamma nagel15 Jun, 2014

I have been looking for a pattern or directions to make a fabric bunting. Would love to see what this one looks like done. Hard to visualize what the finished project should look like. Please post more pictures. Thanks.

mahze23 Jun, 2008

I agree. I would rather see a nice craft once or twice a week and have the instructions be thorough and clear. I do less than I would like because it takes so much time to try to guess at what is missing, and thus becomes frustrating instead of fun.

niterain0510 Jun, 2008

I wish they would show more step-by-step pictures with a lot of these projects.